Annandale, Dumfries and Galloway


Annandale is a district of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, centred on the dale or valley of the River Annan. It runs north–south through the Southern Uplands from Annanhead to Annan on the Solway Firth. It is bordered by Nithsdale to the west and Eskdale to the east. The Annandale Way runs the length of the valley, a distance of some.

History

Annandale is famous for its connection with Robert the Bruce, as the de Brus family was given this land by David I in 1124 as one of the border lordships when David became Prince of the Cumbrians. Along with Carrick, these lands acted as a buffer between the quasi-independent Lordship or Kingdom of Galloway and David's lands of Strathclyde and Cumbria.